Sean O’Neill
@seanoneill.bsky.social
Reporter covering the hotel business for @Skift. In DC. 🇺🇸🇮🇪🏳️🌈
What's the matter with today's small children? www.afterbabel.com/p/30-facts-a...
30 Facts About Childhood Today that Will Terrify You
Why are we doing this to our kids?
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El Paso closing for "special security reasons" sounds to me like the start of a movie about aliens and UFOs arriving. Not now, Aliens. Not now
Stream uncertain.fm TODAY 2pm Eastern / tomorrow 8pm ET for Indigenous winter holidays music from Decolonize Your Playlist. Tom Jackson, FONTINE, EZ Band, Celeigh Cardinal, Julia Keefe, Serena Ryder, Whitehorse, Don Amero, Sister Ray, Conrad Bigknife, Desiree Dorion, William Prince, and much more!
@rubengallego.bsky.social responds to Trump's threats on Sen. Mark Kelly: "This is fucking insane."
I’ve seen this before and I love rereading it every time.
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice. KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond. His reply was a doozy.
NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani makes promises to the travel industry, talks Airbnb in this trade-exclusive interview with @skift.com www.youtube.com/shorts/oRegw...
What Does Zohran Mamdani Think About Making Tourism More Affordable in New York City?
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George was just trying to get to work. ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process. This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7." @timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
Regret to report, dear reader, that I got a glimpse today in just how utterly awash in AI the K-12 teacher prep space is these days. Mostly it's in the service of work shortcuts; that's how the camel's nose gets under the tent, as it were.
Read this thread to understand the stakes for trans Americans in the current budget showdown.
1. There's a lot of confusion about this out there. Let me make it easier: There are two ways to keep the government open: The full FY26 appropriations bill for the entire year, and a continuing resolution to keep it open for a few months at current levels. Both are part of negotiations right now.
“Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling” 🎁🔗 @esullivannyt.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling.
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Canadian book pals, my nonfiction story collection is in a handful of lovely indie stores already (e.g. Porch Light Books in Edmonton) but as we inch towards the holiday shopping season - yes, I'm sorry, it's happening! - I'd like to expand the list. Holler if you know of a store that might be game?
NO SLEEP 'TIL FAIRBANKS by Eva Holland | Porch Light Books
Stories From Alaska And The Canadian North
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This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
Hyatt is giving its loyalty members new ways to use their points: World of Hyatt members can now earn and redeem rewards on experiences and other amenities at hundreds of hotels worldwide. First on @skift.com skift.com/2025/08/25/h...
Hyatt Expands Loyalty Program to Cover Experiences: Exclusive
Hyatt taps tech from the startup Way to streamline booking of experiences like cabanas across hotels while earning loyalty program points.
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An exclusive look at how Hilton is fine-tuning its flagship brand, skift.com/2025/08/23/h... via @skift.com
Sicher ausbaufähig, aber funktioniert auch mit längeren Fliegerinnen 😉 Ich fühl mich ganz #superwoman 😅 #kleineKunstklasse #wattiskunst #watercolor
Ich habe ein wenig (nach-) gebastelt und finde das Ergebnis ganz schön. Mit dem Mechanismus kann ich noch andere Ideen fliegen lassen 😉 #kleineKunstklasse #wattiskunst #eulen
Bolton’s home raided, Gen. Kruse fired, Epstein coverup proceeds, seizure of 10% of Intel another step towards state capitalism. Just one day in the somewhat chaotic but directionally purposeful march towards…despotism. Does anyone think they’re doing all this so they can hand over power in 2028?
"Of all the sadness in this story, and there is lots of it, the worst is AI writing the suicide note." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
Opinion | What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life
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The list of Fed chair candidates keeps getting longer. And longer. And longer. Here’s a comprehensive grading of ALL the candidates on Alphaville’s highly rigorous and proprietary quantamental metrics: 🕊️ 🍊 and 🤮 on.ft.com/4fHufYa
Rating and slating all the Fed chair candidates
We need to talk about the Kevins (and Pulte)
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Explain to me like I didn't live through the early 2000s in NYC why this is not a medicated eating disorder: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/d...
Ozempic Is Shrinking Appetites. Restaurants Are Shrinking the Food.
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An Ennismore IPO: Can Lifestyle Hotels Impress Wall Street? by Luke Martin for @skift.com skift.com/2025/08/13/a...
Brutal reality for hoteliers. STR slashed its U.S. hotel forecast to -0.1% RevPAR growth for the full year. That's a spectacular fall from January's optimistic +1.8% projection. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Brutal reality for hoteliers. | Sean O'Neill | 17 comments
Brutal reality for hoteliers. STR slashed its U.S. hotel forecast to -0.1% RevPAR growth for the full year. That's a spectacular fall from January's optimistic +1.8% projection. The pain is unevenly...
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What's next for Accor? Selling stakes in Ennismore and Orient Express could free up resources at the French hotel giant to more effectively battle the Marriotts of the world. via @skift.com skift.com/2025/08/08/w...
Doctor With Positive Attitude Learns Something New From Every Malpractice Suit theonion.com/doctor-...